I love Scotland ... but I love Islam more. I don't want to be a Christian (marriage, muslim)

[Bishka]

MOLLY Campbell, the 12-year-old girl who travelled from Scotland to Pakistan with her father last week, said yesterday her Scottish mother had tried to convert her from Islam against her will.

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/inte...?id=1302242006

It seems from this article that the mother is the unstable one in this relationship.

What are your thoughts on it?

[Djamila]

If the statements coming from the girl are accurate in their accusations against her mother and do reflect the young girl's true feelings, then yes - the mother is the one who needs help.

[Booko]

Originally Posted by Djamila

If the statements coming from the girl are accurate in their accusations against her mother and do reflect the young girl's true feelings, then yes - the mother is the one who needs help.

The UK gov't does have problems with girls who are essentially kidnapped and forced into marriages in Pakistan, though, and perhaps the mother's fears are based on this.

Though it does seem her fears are not especially well-founded in this case. In the cases of abducted girls, there is an effort to hide them, as the British gov't will come take them back. In this case, the father is not only willing to have the mother come to see her daughter's situation -- he's willing to foot the bill. This speaks rather well for him and his intentions, I think.

[Djamila]

Yes, Muslim girls ending up in these situations is highly suspect, especially (you could even say exclusively) in Pakistan and India. The culture there is simply so... well, you know... that it is always reasonable to suspect the worst in these situations.

This one, I'm leaning towards the father. I just want to know for sure that the girl said these things of her own free will.